EVERYDAY FUTURES: A NEW INTERDISCIPLINARY AREA OF RESEARCH

With the rise of ubiquitous computing, the role of HCI and interaction design in making everyday futures is becoming ever more encompassing and profound. The articles in this Special Topic offer perspectives on how these implications might be researched, understood, and challenged. The network was f...

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Published in:Interactions (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2017-03, Vol.24 (2), p.34
Main Authors: Kuijer, Lenneke, Spurling, Nicola
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Cloud computing
Computational mathematics
Computer networks
Design
Future
User interface
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Summary:With the rise of ubiquitous computing, the role of HCI and interaction design in making everyday futures is becoming ever more encompassing and profound. The articles in this Special Topic offer perspectives on how these implications might be researched, understood, and challenged. The network was founded with the conviction that everyday futures is an area ripe for development, tackling head on the fact that futures of work, future homes, city futures, and energy futures all make assumptions about, and have far-reaching implications for, everyday lives that are seldom explored. The four articles in this Special Topic are based on a selection of essays from this collection. They have worked with the authors, who are from the fields of history, design, sociology, environmental studies, management, and policy, to tailor their contributions for HCI researchers and interaction designers. As such, the articles provide gateways to other knowledge approaches, and perspectives. The main aim of this Special Topic is to open up the area of everyday futures as new ground to explore between disciplines.
ISSN:1072-5520
1558-3449
DOI:10.1145/3041276